Weld County man gets 10 years in prison for car-theft spree, threatening officers

A Weld County man was ordered on Wednesday to serve 10 years in prison for a car-theft spree and for threatening officers with a knife.

Clayton Alexander Hall, 23, was accused of stealing four vehicles, one of which he sold to an undercover officer, in January and December and later brandishing a knife at two officers, according to a news release from the Weld District Attorney's Office. As part of an agreement with prosecutors, Hall pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated motor vehicle theft, two counts of menacing, and one count of second-degree burglary. Other felony charges were dismissed, the release states.

All four stolen vehicles were left unlocked with keys inside, and the district attorney's office urges residents to lock their vehicles and to avoid leaving keys inside.